No revision in list of Gruha Lakshmi beneficiary list, says Minister Hebbalkar
Bengaluru: Women and Child Development Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar clarified at a press meet at the Vidhana Soudha on Thursday that the list of beneficiaries of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme will not be revised.
When asked if there was a technical glitch in crediting the money to the beneficiaries’ accounts, she denied any such problem. The minister said that, while the government had credited the money for April, only the payment for May was pending, adding that the Finance Department was yet to release the funds meant for the scheme.
Hebbalkar explained that the Department had handed over the responsibility of crediting the money to the beneficiaries’ accounts to the respective zilla and taluk panchayats, as directed by the Central government. The rule set by the Centre, however, has caused delay in crediting the money to the beneficiaries’ accounts, she added.
There is a monthly increase of 10,000 to 15,000 in the number of beneficiaries of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme. The registered beneficiaries are all being credited the promised sum every month as the government is facing no problem in managing the guarantee scheme, Hebbalkar added.
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Australia add Steve Smith as replacement for Hazlewood in T20 World Cup squad
Pallekele (PTI): Senior Australia batter Steve Smith was on Monday approved as replacement for the injured pacer Josh Hazlewood, hours before his side's must-win T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka here.
Smith thus becomes the 15th member of the injury-hit Australia squad.
"Smith is named as a replacement for Hazlewood, who is now officially ruled out from participating in the tournament due to a calf injury. The team’s medical staff had hoped to have him fit in time to feature in the latter parts of the tournament but were unsuccessful," the ICC said in statement.
Smith had earlier been flown to Sri Lanka as cover for skipper Mitchell Marsh, who missed Australia's opening two matches due to a testicular injury.
The veteran batter trained with the squad on Sunday and is in contention to feature in the crucial clash.
Smith has not played a T20I since February last year but has been in good form in the format in domestic competitions.
In positive signs for the 2021 champions, Marsh too has returned to training. The skipper batted in the nets while also taking part in running and fielding drills on Sunday.
Australia’s World Cup campaign is hanging in the balance following their 23-run defeat to Zimbabwe, and they must beat Sri Lanka on Monday to avoid an early exit.
